\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10549870/former-buffalo-bills-quarterback-jim-kelly-patiently-endures-cancer-loss?two-bills-drive
Max997 Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 great article, no one could blame him if he was bitter but to his credit he is not...Im bitter and havent been through half as much as he has I somehow never knew about the plane crash or his back problems
HamSandwhich Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 "There was the 2000 bear hunting trip in Alaska, when the single-prop plane he was flying in went down in the Bering Sea. Kelly, upside down, kicked the window out and swam for shore in 39-degree water, then thawed himself with a Bunsen burner. "I thought I was a goner," he says. He came back 23 pounds lighter." Jim Kelly is tough as nails.
Buftex Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Nice article, though I hesitated when I saw it was Rick Reilly...not my favorite sports writer. Funny, Reilly mentions that the Bills super bowl teams never got the respect they deserved while trying to evoke sympathy for Kelly, but Reilly himself was one of their more vocal critics...."overrated" he called the Bills teams of the early 90's. That said, don't like to hear that Jim is going through so many tough things. I realize he has his critics, but from where I stand, he has transformed from a brash young guy with lots of talent and a big ego, to just a good, decent guy. Not everyone makes that transition.
Kellyto83TD Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Jim himself manned up and admitted his stupid mistakes (affairs on Jill) and they are discussed in Jill's book 'Without a word' (a MUST read btw) He is Human and has made mistakes and busts his ass to make up for them. I became a Bills fan because of Jim Kelly, Love the guy and no matter what he was THE biggest reason we made 4 straight superbowls. There won't be another one like him and that is too bad, Buffalo really needs another like him
BillsFanM.D. Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Great article. Hope things ease up a bit for him.
BigdaddyinOrlando Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Nice read and makes one get irritated that someone such as home is dealing with so much and yet always looking to help others!!! That is why we as bills fans love our sports icons like him and loathe others who just want to pass through! Hang in there Jim !!
marauderswr80 Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 "There was the 2000 bear hunting trip in Alaska, when the single-prop plane he was flying in went down in the Bering Sea. Kelly, upside down, kicked the window out and swam for shore in 39-degree water, then thawed himself with a Bunsen burner. "I thought I was a goner," he says. He came back 23 pounds lighter." Jim Kelly is tough as nails. Im officially a kitty!
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 http://espn.go.com/n...two-bills-drive Thanks for pointing this article out. I sent it along to my kids, and told them the next time they think they've got it bad, they might want to reflect a little. He's as tough as they come-what more can you say.
thewildrabbit Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 I'll never forget a game in 1986, at KC where the Chiefs defenders had engulfed him, an arm arose out of the pile and threw a completion for a first down. The guy used to butt heads without a helmet at parties...Joe Peterno wanted him to play Lber for Penn St. Also, not mentioned is that he had a severe separated shoulder his senior year in college that was so bad he needed pins inserted to hold it in place while he recovered. Doctors had told him he might never regain his full range of motion. Nobody is tougher, and he makes the best of every situation he is faced with. Someone that Bills fans can truly admire, and that he stayed a Buffalo Bill for life.
GoBillsDB Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 The greatest Bill of all time. He's yet to be replaced on and off the field. There's never been a better leader or a tougher player.
Bill from NYC Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 There were better quarterbacks, but none as tough as Jim Kelly.
Chef Jim Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 I'm not sure how much of this comes from Jill. I know her family pretty well, dated her aunt for a short time. They are all great optomistic and very religous people. I can't imagine going through the pain he does on a daily basis.
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